Morris tribune., 1887-02-16

the same standard of social purity
that woman should; and by vote of
the Lodge is published:
Worthy Chief, Brothers and Sisters:
This question of social purity is one
which ranks equal to the considera-
ton of the temperance question.
That great evil exists in society as
constituted all must acknowledge,
That many young man is recognized
by the society of the good and pure,
who Is known to be drunken, licen-
tious, and vile in every respect, simp-
ly because of his wealth or family,
while young woman of the same
habits, would not be recognized by
the same society under any circum-
stances, is fact, aud much to be de-
plored. y vast gulf of privilege
separates the two sexes.
Let II woman be known to be
drunkard, q libertine, or disorderly
aud how quickly the voice of the
people cries out to commit her to the
Jail or reformatory, as too vile to
be seen on our streets. Lock her up
that her example may not be followed
by others; but let man be ali of
these and worse, 4 betrayer of inno-
cence, and he is made Mayor OF
great and proud city. Not content
with such elevation, a great party
seeks to elevate him to the highest
office III great commonwealth.
Fitting reward of depravity. The
time has almost come when a father
wishing his son to become great and
influential, must point 10 the drunk
ard, and say "son emulate the sx-
ample of that nobleman." Ga virtue,
where is thy reward?
While this is so, society demands of
women, who are no worse if so bad as
these men, that they veil their faces
in shame, and never deign to lift their
eyes to the face oc their interiors in
pantaloous, least by so doing some
shadow OF disgrace >houid fail upon
them.
That this inequality of privilege eX-
lists between the sexes is a shame, a
blot upon the fair face of society
which should be as free from faint as
the sparkling waters which consti-
tutes the beverage of Good Tenn plar.
We Americans, do everything to
break down class distinctions, and
very properly, think, but 1 for one
want to raise my voice in favor of a
caste system, as rigid as that of the
Hindoos, which will make a pariah
of the young man who is impure and
drunken, just as much as the young
woman who takes false step, or else
extend the helping hand to her and |
afford her the same chance to rise to |
responsibility that is accorded to her |
stronger brother. / do not contend |
for this however, but for the enforced |
purity of the young man, by building !
about HIM such high we'll of social |
condemnation that he may realize |
that to be guilty of offenses against |
society and God, that now pass un-
needed, will certainly cause his |
ostracism, not Temporary but perman-
ent.
Why is this social inequality ? Is |
it because God ordained woman to be |
purer and better than man. Not a |
man present will for one brief mo-
ment admit that. Man is pleased to
call woman his divinity. If then he |
would be accepted by his divinity,
let him be as her.
Neither nature nor revelation
licenses man to be more regardless of |
his duty to others and his God, than
his sisters. God made both pure,
After His own image" By the
Mosaic law one guilty of an offense
must be punished be it male or
female, and where both were guilty
both must suffer alike. God no.
where in the holy scriptures grants
more license to man than to woman,
but men to-day are a law unto them
selves.
[ think one great reason of this ex-
listing evil, Is that man, who owing
to his domineering propensties, has
usurped the throne of society, and
proceeds to pass sentence upon the
deeds of its members, and must of
necessity, impelled by his selfishness
and cowardice fail to recognize as evil
IN brother, what in weak sister is
a grevious fault. Just like the men,
ever since the fall he has, been
heaping the odlum and ignominy of
his own evil deeds upon the shoulders
OF his poor weak sisters! But can.
not altogether exculpate ourselves,
sisters, We should not countenance sin
Or immortality in any young man.
1t hes been ably remarked that
young man who drinks, has more
respect for himself than the young
lady. who knowing it grants him her
company. How many young men
here would voluntarily escort young j
woman who was known to be in I
temperate. How many OF you would
orominade the streets with a young
woman who had a cigar, or cigarette
n one side OF her pretty mouth, and
4 guild of tobacco stuffed away in the
other side? Not one but would be
ashamed to be seen on the street with
such girl, no matter chow pretty,
low accomplished, how wealthy.
Then why may we not demand, the J
same cleanliness and purity from our
'rothers. I am happy to state that Z
ince commenced this paper two of d
'ur brothers have declared against !;
obacco. s- rs -s
Another reason of this existing in.
equality lies in the fact of woman,s | A